would you go through with the procedure?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Kazuaki Shimazaki II

I'll argue that if it is something extremely seriously like rape or worse, the experience SB related, I'll argue it will still probably be worth it to remove the memory.

To avoid problems, the patient will probably have be told what he had chosen to forget soon after the operation. But knowing you were raped on an intellectual level, while unpleasant, beats having visceral memories of it to high heaven.

It'll be even more useful for soldiers. For example, Soldier A might have killed 4 enemies, a "glorious victory". If only he can forget the visceral parts of the experience. So we cut it out and tell him in a battle, he killed four enemies. Without the visceral memories, he can enjoy being a hero, to the benefit of both his country and himself.

The only downside I can see to that is that the soldier might not like the idea of having killed four people he didn't even know, whether he actually remembers it or not.

But you're right overall, and advancing science is usually a good thing. The question, though, was "would you have it done?" Personally, I don't think so. If somebody else wants it, I support it fully, as long as remains the subject's choice, and not someone else's. That's a whole different can of worms.